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Kano state government has revoked the certificate of all private schools operating in the state. Special Adviser to the Governor on private and voluntary institutions, Baba Abubakar Umar, announced this at a meeting with the proprietors of the private schools on Saturday, August 12. Umar said all the schools...

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Former world champion Anthony Joshua kn%cked out Robert Helenius in the seventh round in his boxing return at the O2 Arena, in London, UK on Saturday, August 12. It was a huge confidence builder for the 33-year-old as it’s his first KO win since he defeated Kubrat Puliev on...

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A Lagos-based customer service representative, Osamade Unobueze Josephine, is seeking justice after her three-year-old daughter di£d ‘myst£riously’ in the custody of her estranged husband, Mordi Bialose Elvis. The estranged couple got married on Saturday, September 14, 2013 but got separated on Sunday, February 7, 2021. The union was blessed...

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A team of soldiers have been captured br¥tally a§§aulting an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in Maryland area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred on Friday, August 11, just three days after a LASTMA official was captured in a viral...

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The Defence Headquarters has stated unequivocally that the military is happy & better under democracy & that there are no plans for a coup in Nigeria. The DHQ made the declaration in a statement on August 11, following reports calling on the military to interfere in the nation’s democracy...

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A 14-year-old girl has reportedly survived a fatal accid£nt which claimed the lives of her parents, two siblings and their house-help in Owerri, Imo state. It was gathered that the family was cr¥shed to d£ath by a reckless driver on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. The family of five was...

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The management of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has warned skit and film makers to desist from the use of it’s uniform and kits without approval, saying, henceforth, offenders  would be arrested and prosecuted. Speaking in a statement on Friday, August 11, the General Manager of LASTMA,...

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A 34-year-old lady, Joy Amadi, has been cr¥shed to d£ath by a coll@psed overhead water storage tank in Benin, Edo State. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the deceased, who recently completed her NYSC service, was in her room when the tank erected in a neighbour’s new building coll@psed,...

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At least four people have been confirmed d£ad after a mosque roof coll@psed on worshippers in Zaria, Kaduna State. The tragic incident which occurred on Friday evening, August 11, 2023 at Zazzau palace, also left many inj¥red. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) 📸:...

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World Athletics (WA) has included the reigning World 100m hurdles champion, Tobi Amusan, in its official list of athletes billed to compete at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Recall that on Tuesday, August 8, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) released a list of 26 athletes, who...

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